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A $2.5 million land conservation bond referendum was approved for the November Ballot. Open space conservation has been popular with Rhode Island voters, and a last minute grassroots push proved enough to restore the referendum.
Yesterday the House Finance Committee cut $35 million dollars worth of farmland protection and land conservation bond proposals, squandering millions in potential federal money and leaving the future of Rhode Island’s natural resources in question. The committee then allocated emergency funds for a proposed sign on the Connecticut border to read: “Welcome to Rhode Island, and by Island we mean traffic Island.
Save Cranston’s Open Space emailed to remind everyone that critical funding for Rhode Island’s open space is at risk. This is a statewide issue.
Natural News reminds us that funding for open space is coming upon a critical deadline.
In the wake of the questions surrounding how to best open Cranston’s Comprehensive Plan for public review, there was an interesting post this week on Planetizen.com about the use of blogs and social networking sites to gather input on planning policies.
In what seemed to be a microcosm of the general state of Cranston’s planning, the public “workshop” about the housing, natural resources and open space/recreation elements of the Comprehensive Plan never truly materialized.
This is a discussion concerning the housing, natural resources and open space and recreation elements of the Comprehensive Plan. If you like to walk or hike, bike or run, you should go to this meeting. (You might also like to run this way, in which case you should also go to this meeting). If you like trees and natural areas, you should go to this meeting
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